ELMHURST, Ill. – A slate of 27 matches await the Bluejays this fall, as Elmhurst Volleyball released the full 2026 season schedule on Tuesday.

The Jays kick off the program's 55th season on Friday, September 4, when they take on Ohio Northern in the opening match of the Jim Coleman Memorial Tournament at Aurora. After facing Coe (Iowa) and the host Spartans, Elmhurst makes their home debut on Tuesday, September 8 against Edgewood (Wisc.).

Trips to Transylvania (Ky.) and Concordia (Wisc.) in the month of September highlight a pair of busy weekends for the Jays, before hosting Benedictine (Ill.) and Lake Forest (Ill.) in a tri-match inside Faganel Hall on Friday, September 25.

Elmhurst begins CCIW play on Friday, October 2 with a trip to North Park, and return home on Wednesday, October 7 for a home conference matchup with defending CCIW champs Illinois Wesleyan.

Another tri-match on Saturday, October 10 with Marian (Wisc.) and Wisconsin-Stevens Point before a home meeting with Concordia (Ill.) on Tuesday, October 13 prepare the Bluejays for the home stretch of the CCIW schedule, with four straight conference matches in the second half of October.

The Jays close out the regular season by facing Carthage on the road, and North Central at home in the first week of November. The CCIW Women's Volleyball Championship kicks off with the first round on Tuesday, November 10, and concludes with the conference title match on Saturday, November 14.